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They aren't better in Sweden. The right's support for it is not really related to the costs. I'm personally curious how it's going to pan out considering the ri

• ncmncm 4y ago
  The single most reliable feature of all right-wing parties is that they are against state subsidies unless the subsidies are directed into their own pockets. They are singularly skilled at directing subsidies reliably into their own pockets. Nukes and military procurement have worked well for that in past decades.
  • ETH_start 4y ago
    "unless the subsidies are directed into their own pockets" This is ridiculously biased and not a constructive way to deal with political disagreements. All political factions engage in rampant cronyism. To think it's confined to one faction is unbelievably naive. Where do you think left wing parties receive the bulk of their campaign contributions from? It's members of public sector unions, who receive trillions of dollars in tax dollars every year in Europe.
• otikik 4y ago
  Look at it this way: The army is publicly supported. Do you think they are against the army? Problem is not public support, it's public support of the things they don't like.